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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-10
Pictures of the Eminent,

Just at present Mrs. James Brown
Potter appears to be the favorite with
photograph purchasers said dealer
in pictures of the eminent to New
York San reporter. That is always
the way with stage photographs. The
actress who is heralded with trumpet
is most in demand for the time being.
Mrs. Langtry sells quite fairly, and
there is an occasional call for Maggie
Mitchell, and the airy, if not altogeth-
er fairy, Lillian Russell. There is al
ways some demaud for the picture of
an actress when her name happens to
get into. the newspapers, whether it be
in reference to q theft of diamonds, a
divorce. or first or fresh appearance
Oh the stage OF course if she is some
body never heard of before we have
no supply for the demand. and the de-
mand is often as brief as it is uneK-
pected.
'.Of male actors Edwin Booth takes
the lead. with Lawrence Barrett and
Lester Wallac& close seconds. There
was a big call for Dixey's photograph,
but il has died out. Henry Irving is
occasionally called for, and any actor,
even of comparatively slight merit.
who makes a handsome picture, is apt
to have sale"
How about President Cleveland?"
Hes ahead of Hayes" replied the
dealer, ssthough that is not saying
much-we don't sell two q year OF
Haves-but runs rather behind Blaine
and Gov. Hill. Lincoln leads all the
ex-presidents. with Garfield next, then
Grant and Arthur in the order named,
Samuel. j. Tilden has big sale.
have not had any demand for Andrew
Johnson.
What about purely military mene'
''Gens. Sherman and Sheridan are
always favorites, and Gen. Hancock is
frequently called for. The military
demand is increasing of late. l dom
know why, unless it is that the Nete'
rams are getting more anxious to have
something by which to remember then
old commanders.
''And minister's"
..Talmage and Beecher are about
even. have occasional inquiries fol-
DIR. John Hall, but happen to have
none of his pictures"
"Men of iinauce?"
The only one have is Jay Could,
and there is good call for that. The
pictures of other well-known men oil
the street are not for sale. William
ii. Vanderbilt allowed his picture tc
| be sold, aud the demand for it wa:
very good. William X. Vanderbilt
will not permit his to be put upon th'
market"
Poets and other literary men?"
! ''Longfellow is the favorite among
poets. There is also some demand fol
Bryant, Whittier and Holmes.
The only editors" added the dealer
| .'fur whom there is call are those o
the World and Herald and The San
Henry George and DIR. McGlynn sci
about evenly. though John SwintoI
rather runs ahead Of them.'
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-10
Peculiar PoIiteness.

In China to uncover the head 10 q
mark of disrespeet.
The Thibetans put out the tongue a.
a sign of respectful salutation.
In church all mems heads are bare;
in the synagogue il is considered wrong
to remove the hat.
Malays, Fiiians, Tongans. and many
otherPolyneSians always sit down when
speaking to a superior.
Orientals never uncover their heads
and the Turkish ambassador in Eng
land is allowed to retain his fez even
in the presence of the queen.
The Todas of the Neiigherry hills
show respect by raising the open right
hand to the face and resting the thumb
on the bridge of the nose.
At Natavulu it is respectful to turn
ones back toward superior, espee-
tally when addressing him, and among
the Wahuma, in Congo and in Cen
trail Africa, the same custom prevails.
By the way of compliment the peo-
pie Of Yuddah shake the clinehed fist;
the inhabitants of the White Nile and
Ashantee spit on those they delight to
honor, aud some of the Esquimaux
pull noses.
Thibetan women, when leaving their
houses, smear their faces over with 8
dark, sticky substance. Il is said that
they do so in compliance with law
made by q certain lama, King Nome
khan, in order to protect their morals
By making them look ugly while in
public.
To salute with the left hand is a
deadly Insult to Mohammedans in the
east, and for this reason the native
commissioned officers of the Indian
army in giving the military salute con-
Gned it to the sword held in tne right
hand without at the same time raising
the left hand to the forehead, IS the
ordinary EpgGsh salute. y
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-10
The Real Cause OF Carlotta's In
sanity.

1t Is now twenty years since the cur
tin was rung down on the bloody
drama which tue 1mperiaiisi parry
played on Mexican soil anG what =
the impartial verdict OF the lnen and
women who knew the inside history OF
Maximilian's reign9 1 have Talked
with several Of the leading personages
who played part in the sad business,
ana they were among those near 10
the Emperor during his whole stay in
Mexico. They agree on one poiiit, and
that is that Maximilian was inadequate
to the situation; that he was vaciilating
where Carlotta was firm; that he was
swaYed hither and thither. and ac-
cepted the advice of the last man who
caught his ear, while Carlotta used
men and events with masculine
strength, and was, behind all, the
guiding and animating spirit. She,
the daughter of the King of the Belg-
ians, had the heart of soldier and the
head of statesman. 1t was her dream
to wear an imperial crown. and it was
the loss of her crown, and not the
death of her husband. that unsettled
her reason. Disappointed ambition,
and not a shock to her affections, made
a mad woman of her. Her intimates
here say that there was no love lost
between her imperial husband and her.
self. Theirs was marriage of state
and dictated by no sentiment beyond
and above that of governmental policy.
She was ardent, ambitious, u woman
of large projects; he was better fitted
for the elegant life of a scholarly prince.
and was unsuited to the tempest of
war and the clash OF arms.-Ne1iean
Letter IN Boston Herald.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-10
A Neat Story From London.

A little curate lately proposed for
the hand of the pretty daughter of a
widow famous in society for the bril-
liancy of her wit. The match would
have been in every way unsuitable,
and the mother firmly though politely
refused her sanction. whereupon the
small and hasty cleric flew into rage
and wrote back Il somewhat violent
and altogether unbecoming letter, end.
ing with: Probably, had my coal
been red instead of black, you would
think well of me-" To which the
widow replied, by next post: Sir,
your note would not demand an AN.
swer, but that you seem TO labor un.
der a misapprehension. Your profes
sion has nothing TO do with my re-
fusal. IL is not the coat, but the thing
inside it. TO which | reasonably and
properly object"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-10
Ups and Downs in Oil.

There are few sections of the country
as prosperous as the oil regions of
PennsvlYania. There have been come
wonderful ups and downs in oil. Men
have made millions in short time.
and lost them about as speedily. |
once had an esteemed friend in the oil
regions who had an income from bis
wells of So minute night and day, for
several months, and trade dollar now,
if he should get hold of one. would look
as large to him as the top of ono of his
old 200 barrel tanks. Producers
who stuck to their wells and stayed
ont OF the speculative hurly-burley as
a rule made money and plenty Me-
keoHn began life in the oil country as
day laborer and his fortune is now
estimated at So, 900. 900. He has ona
we'll in the Washington field that has
cleaned up 100000 worth of oil since
the 22d of June last. Mr.. Thomas W.
Phillips is drilling in wells over in
Butler county that are producing any
where from so 10 $50 barrels an hour.
On this oil Mr.. Phillips receives =
premium of cents barrel above the
market price. which puts it above 10
cents barrel 1t is not understood
in the oil country that Mr.. Phillips 10
having much trouble to keep the gaunt
wolf of poverty from his door. An oil
field is just as certain to become ex.
hausted in time as an orange is IL you
keep sucking at it. Pithole. that turned
the head of all creation. has retired
from the oil business. If you drive
into the town that was once the wonder
of the world, you will have to let down
the bars. 1t is now fenced in and
used as pasture field.-keec York
World
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-10
Fish Preserved in Salt.

At the White Plains salt works, on
the line of the Central Pacific railroad.
beyond WadsworIh, in sinking large
pits or wells, many fish, perfectly pre-
served. have been found in the strata
of rock-salt cut through. The salt
field occupies what was once the bot
tom of large lake. The fish found
are of the pike or pickerel species and
from twelve to sixteen inches is length.
No such fish are now seen in any of
our Nevada lakes. The specimens are
not petrified, but are preserved in per-
feet form. fesh and all. as though
they had been frozen up in cakes OF
ice. The salt works are located near
the center of basin, in which was
once lake thirty miles long by from
twelve to fifteen miles in width, and
over three hundred feet deep in places,
as is shown by the ancient water-lines
on the bordering hills. The fish found
embedded in the layers of rock-salt
are doubtless thousands of years old.
After being exposed TO the sun and air
for day or two they become as hard
as wood. At the time Jason Baldwin.
now watchman at the Obiston shaft in
this city, was superintendent of the
White Plains works he found great
numbers of these fish. In q pit 8 feet
square and about 16 feet deep dozens
of them were found, there being some
times five or six in Il bunch. 1t was
found that they could be eaten, but
they were not very palatable, and il
was necessary to soak them in fresh
water for two or three days before at
tempting to cook them.- Htr9in5G q
(Nec,) EHterDriSe.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-10
An s1Uuscu fSiPu.
,iwi-kiwiis the creatures real name,

Biwi-kiwii is the creatures real name,
but scientific men call it apteryx,
which is Greek word meaning wing
less, because though u bird, it has no
wings. That is absurd enough but
it does not satisfy the kiwi. who
seems to have tried to be as unbirdlike
as possible, and, in order to be so, has
gone To very ridiculous extremes.
1t not only has no wings, but it has
no tail-not even so much as an
not enough, it has no feathers worthy
of the name. Its quilts are covered
with soft down for about One-third of
their length, and then are fringed with
hair-like webs ont to the ends, which
are sharply pointed. 1t is only as large
as a common domestic fowl, but it has
much stronger and stouter legs and
bigger feet.
Of course you can not be surprised
to learn that such bird looks at first
sight like quadruped. 1t carries its
head low and hobbies along in Il most
! uncouth fashion, moving SO swiftly
when pursued. however, that it is very
difficult to capture this ridiculous bird.
When it sleeps in the daytime for
naturally it is odd enough to choose
the wrong time for sleepn@-it rests
its long bill on the ground. and so
makes itself look like strange sort Of
three-legged stool. Most other birds
use their beaks or their wings or their
spurs to fight with, but it would be
foolish to expect any such natural
proceeding from the kiwi; and, in fact
its plan OF lighting is to kick. 1t is
very fond of earth-worms; and one OF
its ways of procuring them is worthy
of so odd bird. 1t thumps the earth
with its big feet. and if there are any
worms in the vicinity up they come
to discover what is the matter.
1t is cousin of the ostrich, and
though its plumage has no such value
for US as its large relatives has, it is
very highly valued by the natives OF
New Zealand. The kiwi has very
tough skin. which, when it is properly
dressed, makes good leather.-John T..
CoTyeH, in 81. Nicholas.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-10
Human SeIdshaess.

Two business men were discussing
matters in general in the hearing OF
the writer recently, when the con.
versation turned on the Hberality OF
some people Said one of the men:
Il was surprised the other day to hear OF
the liberal-heartedness of a very
wealthy man in Albany. He had a
sister living in the country on an old
homestead 1t was all she possessed.
and mortgagee was compelled to sell
the house from under the woman. who
had known it as home SO long. and
asked the brother if he could not do
something to save it for his sister.
Time ran along. The mortgage re-
turned to the brother as the time for
the sale drew near, aud asked the
brother to buy it in for his sister.
The wealthy brother replied that he
had thought over providing for his
sister since the mortgages last visit
and had concluded to give her 81 q
week for the remainder of her life.
"WheW," said the other business man,
land was he a business man here?"
''Yes. and died leaving more than
100000" Has he a monument in
the cemetery?" ''Yes, and 1 suppose
left provision in his will to pay his
sister 81 week during her life. ~
Albany journal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-10
Inc tennessee Hog.

The Tennessee hog is character,
individual and alone in his peculiar
collection of traits. In the magnifi-
cent belt of country in which Nashville
is situated, the hog is conventional,
but in the mountains, and especially
in the ridge portion of Sumter county,
he is a character. He is not particu-
larly Y wild. but is nearly always lean,
and has a habit of winking at 8
stranger.
''Well, it's about train time." said
an old fellow who lived near Richland
station. Il see the hogs goin' out"
A man who has just arrived in the
neighborhood looked up in surprise.
''What bearing do the hogs have upon
the running of trains?" he asked.
why they always 60 out to see the
train pass. At certain time o. day,
hogs that live way out in the country
will strike Il trot an never stop till
they get to the railroad. Then they
wait for the train. They know the
time, an eff the train happens to be
behind, they git restless an grunt an
walk about. l have knowed EN- to
wait till II o'clock at night, waiting
for a train. They don't try to keep
track O the freight trains Bless you,
when they air expecting a passenger
an freight comes along it makes
them as mad as a hornet They know
all the conductors"
WHAT
Yes, sir, know them as well as !
do. Wy, they have special hkin'
fur an old feller that runs the 'eommo-
dation, an there's an old spotted SOW
that belongs TO Lias Fulgum that waves
her tail at him as long as ne is in sight.
You've seed great knots of mud
hangin to hogs tails. haven't yous
Well, sir, tell you what that old SOW
did: She hunted all over the country
till she found some white clay an
plastered great lump o it on her
lail. Wanted it white so it would look
more like a handkerchief. Some
times the old man fails to recognize her.
an then you ought to see her. Fights
everything that comes along. ."-AT-
kaasaO Trdreler.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-10
A qentleman in Loudon tbouehtl,

A gentleman in London thoughtless-
ly omitted to remove his cork legs be
fore bathing. The laws OF nature are
seldom suspended in behalf of in
dividuals, and they were not in this
case. The gentleman was suspended
instead. In the water the legs at once
assumed superior position, and main
tanned the upper hand of the gentle
man, so to speak, in spite Of his most
violent struggles. He would have
been drowned had it not been for
timely assistance,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-10

A church having just been organized
in community where there had been
none, it happened that man was pro-
posed for deacon who had once been
in the State prison. Some made OBJ
lection to him, but the conclusive re-
ply was if the Lord wished to establish
a church in Dixonville He must use
such material as Dixonville afforded
-RostQn GQaQrsgatioaalist
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-10
Tale OF q Poodle.

A well-known lady guest of Congress
hall occupied one chair and her fussy
poodle sprawled over another at the
crowded Congress hall bali last eVe-
ming. a weary looking woman ap-
preached the .'owner of the poodle, |"
saying: ''Is this chair occupied, mad
amer" "Yes (sharply,) my poodle is
occupying it, madame" was the cold
reply, and femininity in the vicinity Of
the poodle mistress drew up its nose a
peg or two.-Al6amy Joarnal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-10

The Passion Play" at Oberammer.
sau will not be performed till 1890;
but during the last month the villagers
have been giving series of dramatic
representations in the theater, and the
prince regent of Bavaria came from
his hunting lodge in the vicinity to see
the performance of Muller's drama,
Emperor Otto the Great aud His
House, in which the part Of the eur
peror was taken by the carver Mayer,
the Christ OF the Passion Play.
The costumes and scenes, all of which
were much admired, were mado and
painted in the village.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-10

''Have you ever been camping. Miss
De Vere?" asked Augustus PoPinjay.
20, yes" replied his companion; ''but
it was So loug ago that | only remem-
Der two things" ''Whal were they?"
asked Augustus. That we had
gone feeling in the morning and
ashctl dishes all day. ."-Buritn9t 9toH
sryee Press
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-10
A GOO0bye,

Ten years have lived in this bioom-circled
This home which the arms of the orchard
embrace.
Ten summers of breezes. and blossoms, and
rain,
OF sun-iavored berries and sun-gildsd grain
Ten ice-girdled winters in erniine robes
dressed
Ten antumns.-ten springs by soft showers
caresSed.
Now. ere from its sheltering bosom ny,
goodbye!
10 the orchard, whose low spreading boughs
on my head,
Like priests benediction their blossoms have
shed.
To the dream-haunted river, whose still
waters lie,
Chained down by ice fetters beneath the gray
sky;
To Its winter-wrought mantle of ellstenine
snow
To its rippies that flashed in the midsummer
glow,
Goodbye to the boat that its bosom has
pressed;
Goodbye to the lilies II lulled on its breast.
10 the oaks and the naples, the hemlocks and
pines
The dainty spring blossoms and bitter-sweet
vines.
Now fast in the steam giants power fly:
D home, mid the ray-piliared orchards, good
bye!
m. Lillian Thompson, in Good Housekeeping
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-10

James S. Wethered of San Francisco
owns a snuf-hox made of the first lot
Of GELD fegaa ia csltasaia in 1s4&
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-10

Attorney at Law. OFFICE, No. 2608
Broadway fls.h s. as,il. Cleveland. Ohio 77s
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-10

Gen. Boulanger,s latest homer is to
hare aaaR aale6 aitag him.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-10
T. FL, PHELPS
A. w. BEN AN,

TToRNEY AND CoUEsELLoR AT
N Law, OlEce EELDIAG i Arm
6TRoNG's, Main ST.. Rayanna Ohio
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-10
Business Cards.
]. b. NICHOLS.

Attorney at Law and Notary Public. O5ice
in Phenix Block over second National Bank,
Ravenna, Ohio.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23
aaf11xE eagle
The True Dutch Cuisine.

People generally ask as to another
country, ..What sort of food did you
have?'' Well. to choose out the most
genuinely Dutch dishes. we had, perhaps,
potato PURGE. or bouillon, favored with
chervil. and containing balls of veal force
meat. The fish might be soles or plaice,
but, to give me kindly more national
delicacv, we had water bass from the
canals sometimes. These are about the
size of our trout, and are served up. half
a dozen or so, in deep dish, swimming
in the water they are boiled in, favored
with ''flat leaved parsley. Che Eng
lish name for this plant l cannot say, 1t
being strange to me, but my cousin Hugo
declared it unknown to u.s. Water bass
are eaten with thin sandwiches OF rye
bread; but without the latter, and the
bread and butter only, 1 thought them
excellent.
Another night we had a jack, done
Dutch fashion. When boiled, all the
small bones were removed, and the fish
chopped up and mixed with butter, pep
per, onions and savory herbs. Then,
rolled back into fish like shape, the jack
is Drowned, bread crumbed and eaten
always with salad. 1t was really very
good. Next came generally roast or
stewed veal or beef, mutton being 80
poor it is rarely eaten. For vegetables,
Invariably potatoes, excellently cooked,
with butter, and besides those we like
wise use boiled endives and bread
crumbed cabbage. cartridges followed,
sometimes au choux, or other game.
Wild ducks were plentiful and some
neighbors had just had an early dawn's
sport out in the dunes, getting ninety
four birds to four guns. mot so bad,
but still not very good" said the lire
preside. Of sweets and savories l need
give no hints, because they were mostly
Of French origin.
Dessert over, both ladies and gentle
men return together to the drawing room
for coffee, which is drank id the smallest
and most precious of handleless old blue
china. Such set with us would be be-
hind glass case. Then come iqueurs-
cognac and aniseed, the latter being a
favorite The gentlemen went out this
warm evening TO smoke their cigarettes
on the terrace for little while. Then
they dropped in again to the cherry an
tique room for chat and tea. The ma
hogany peat bucket and its kettle had
been placed by the footman. as usual,
beside the table, and very old Chinese
little teacupS. almost as valuable as the
blue porcelain, were ranged on wooden
tray truly Dutch.-English Illustrated
Mapa7joe
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23
City and Country Labor.

Between the shop and the factory the
better life of thousands is ground into
dust rs between upper and neither mill
stones. The factory by day and the board
inghouse. the streets and the cheap and
the baneful allurements of the town by
night makes a poor school in which to
train the fathers and mothers of a coming
generation. Possibly if the labor re-
formers who are trying to remedy the
ingwomen in the struggle for life would
turn their attention 20 those mistaken
policies which offer inducements to
life in the town In preference to
the Independent and wholesome Life
in the country they might make town
and country life both more tolera-
Bile. There is an excess of labor that
keeps labor down. The country life
needs invigoration through q diversif3ca-
ton and enlargement of industries natu-
raj to the country and the Improvement
of the methods of rural labor.-Phila-
delphia Record.
a Submarine 1rsmway.
a submarine tramway is 20 be constructed
in Normandy IL wiz run along tue SANDS
between the watering places of Deauville,
yillers. Caiourg and Houlgate during the
bathing season, from July TO October Tue
rails will lie pulled upfor the winter. inese
sands are dry st low water, 50 there Will be
little difficulty in makins the Tamwsy'
which il TO be driven by steam--CnacAgo
NswR
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23
why They Acquitted Him.

A revolutionary soldier had been in
dicted for passing counterfeit money.
Charles N. Lee defended the silver haired
veteran on his trial. The evidence
against him was clear, and there was not
a shadow of doubt of bis guilt. Still, he
was a man who had followed Gen. Mad
Anthony Wayne up the craggy steep of
Stony Point, on the dark night of July
Is, 1879, when that fortress was carried
by storm.
Lee summed up the case with rare
vehemence, graphically described the
bloody attack on Stony Point, and, with
tears dripping down his cheeks, irrplored
the jury to acquit the old soldier. 1t
was not then known that the foreman of
the jury had been with the defendant on
the perilous night. The jury were out
an hour. When it returned, the clerk
asked:
Gentlemen of the jury, have you
agreed upon a verdict"
1--WE have"
$40 you find the prisoner at the bar
guilty or not guilty."
Not guilty. because he helped to
storm Stony Point!" shouted the fore
man.-Henry B. Stanton's Random
Recollechons. -